Twenty years of femicide in Milan: A retrospective medicolegal analysis

Biehler‐Gomez, Lucie; Maggioni, Lidia; Tambuzzi, Stefano; Kustermann, Alessandra; Cattaneo, Cristina

doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2022.02.007

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“…Although the victim's age was not found to be a determining factor related to femicides, approximately two thirds of attempted femicide and femicide victims were under 40 years of age, which is similar to the ages reported in other international series [31,32]. Furthermore, as reported in Italy [31,33], a high proportion of women aged 40 years or older was found among the fatal cases that occurred in Chile, which explains the finding related to the aggressor's age.…”

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Femicide and Attempted Femicide before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile

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Salas

Torres

2022

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Experts and international organizations hypothesize that the number of cases of fatal intimate partner violence against women increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to social distancing strategies and the implementation of lockdowns to reduce the spread of the virus. We described cases of attempted femicide and femicide in Chile before (January 2014 to February 2020) and during (March 2020 to June 2021) the pandemic. The attempted-femicide rate increased during the pandemic (incidence rate ratio: 1.22 [95% confidence interval: 1.04 to 1.43], p value: 0.016), while the rate of femicide cases remained unchanged. When a comparison between attempted-femicide and femicide cases was performed, being a foreigner, having an intimate partner relationship with a perpetrator aged 40 years or more, and the use of firearms during the assault were identified as factors associated independently with a higher probability of being a fatal victim in Chile. In conclusion, this study emphasizes that attempted femicide and femicide continued to occur frequently in family contexts both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Femicide and Attempted Femicide before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile

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Torres

2022

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“…According to the Italian study described earlier in this article, 50% of the victims were between 18 and 49 years old, and the spousal homicides were committed in the domestic context (78.5%) by male perpetrators (85%), having a relationship with the victims, as intimate or ex-intimate partners (73.5%) [ 5 ]. While for the Turkish study, female victims of spousal homicides had an age range between 19 to 29 (38.5%), and (15.5%) of them were 18 or younger [ 6 ].…”

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“…For the Canadian series, 62.5% used a firearm and 43.8% of the perpetrators of spousal homicides resorted to excessive violence [ 19 ]. While according to the Italian study, the homicides were mainly perpetrated, with sharp and prickly instruments (32%), blunt instruments (21.5%), gunshots (18.5%), and asphyxiation (16.5%) [ 5 ].…”

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The epidemiological and medico-legal characteristics of violent deaths and spousal homicides through a population of women autopsied within the Forensic Medicine Department of the University Hospital of Annaba

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Background Domestic violence is a real public health problem with considerable consequences, ranging from minor injuries to death. Our study aims to determine the epidemiological and forensic characteristics relating to the violent mortality of women, and more particularly spousal homicide. Methods To do this, a double survey was conducted. The first step was descriptive and retrospective, and the second survey was analytical and prospective. This latter step covered the most populous age group of murdered women in Algeria, which is eighteen-year-old and over, and subjected a number of these female victims to a medico-judicial autopsy at the level of the thanatology unit for over four years counting two years for each survey (2017–2018 and 2019–2020). Data were entered and processed using Epi-info6 software. Results During the initial period of our study, we identified 35 cases of violent deaths involving women and representing a frequency of 5.71% of the thanatological activity. During the second period, 12 spousal homicides were recorded and autopsied, representing a frequency of 1.79% of all forensic deaths in the corresponding study period. The average age of the victims was evaluated at 33 ± 12.91 years, with extremes of 19 to 56 years. The age of the perpetrators of spousal homicide was evaluated at 42 ± 10.76 years with extremes ranging from 30 to 60 years. For victims of violent death and spousal homicide, inactivity was a strongly implicated risk factor, with respective frequencies of (88.57%) and (58.33%). Two-thirds of the persecuted women were completely unknown to the healthcare environment and had never consulted a medical professional. This parameter could be one of the predictive signs of spousal homicide. The marital home was the preferred location for violent deaths and spousal homicides. These crimes occurred variably during the period of marriage and eventually after divorce. As for the modus operandi, the perpetrators use many sharp and spinous weapons, including firearms and blunt objects. Conclusion Autopsy and medico-legal investigations took a decisive interest in the identification of the causes of spousal homicide; indeed, many serious traumatic lesions incompatible with life have been highlighted. We underline the crucial role that healthcare professionals must play in the process of identifying and evaluating potentially risky situations.

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“…There is a growing body of medical, forensic, and legal research and literature on IPV and IPHs from around the world [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] with focus on the causes and triggers: history of violence, jealousy, possessiveness, and coercive control have been shown as the leading causes of female homicides. [14][15][16][17][18][19] In Ireland most published research on violence against women and homicides tend to form part of policy reviews and annual reports from organisations such as Women's Aid 20 and Safe Ireland.…”

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Lovers and killers: A forensic medical study of female intimate partner homicide in the Republic of Ireland

Manifold

2022

Med Leg J

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Female intimate partner homicide (FIPH) is an increasingly complex and significant issue globally. It is rapidly becoming a politically heavy subject for the Irish government, and a continuing and concerning problem for the criminal justice system. Recent years have seen a substantial increase in the unlawful killings of women by their husbands, current and ex-partners. In a review of 117 cases of FIPHs over a 30-year period, 1991–2021, examining the age of both victims and perpetrators, causes of death, motives behind the killings and the outcome of the cases, it was possible to build up a picture of FIPHs in Ireland with distinct patterns emerging regarding cause of death, age, and motives. Within this review 25 (21%) homicide-suicide cases were analysed. These were mostly in rural areas and the main cause of death was gunshot injuries; this unfortunately is reflecting a worrying trend within rural communities.

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Twenty years of femicide in Milan: A retrospective medicolegal analysis

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Femicide and Attempted Femicide before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile

Femicide and Attempted Femicide before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile

The epidemiological and medico-legal characteristics of violent deaths and spousal homicides through a population of women autopsied within the Forensic Medicine Department of the University Hospital of Annaba

Lovers and killers: A forensic medical study of female intimate partner homicide in the Republic of Ireland

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